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Spiez–Zweisimmen Railway
The Spiez–Zweisimmen railway is a single-track standard-gauge line in Switzerland that is currently operated by BLS AG. It was formerly owned by the ''Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn'' (SEZ), also called the ''Simmentalbahn'' (Simme Valley Railway). The line runs from through the Simmental to Zweisimmen. It is marketed as part of the GoldenPass Line between and , which also includes the metre-gauge Brünig Railway and Montreux–Lenk im Simmental railway and part of the standard-gauge Lake Thun Railway. The ''SEZ'' was formed on 1 January 1942 from the merger of the ''Spiez-Erlenbach-Bahn'' (SEB), which opened the line from Spiez to Erlenbach on 16 August 1897, and the ''Erlenbach-Zweisimmen-Bahn'' (EZB), which opened the line from Erlenbach to Zweisimmen on 31 October 1902. In June 1997, the ''SEZ'' merged with the Gürbetal-Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn (GBS), the Bern-Neuenburg-Bahn (BN) and the Berner Alpenbahn-Gesellschaft Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zweisimmen
Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Zweisimmen is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Duessimenes''. In 1257 it was mentioned as ''Zweinlixhenun''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some scattered mesolithic artifacts from Mannenberg-Riedli. The remains of a Roman era settlement were found at Mannried. During the Middle Ages a significant trade route over the Alps to Valais and Lake Geneva passed through the Zweisimmen region. A number of farming villages probably existed in the area during the Middle Ages. In the 13th and 14th centuries, local nobles built several castles, Upper Mannenberg and Lower Mannenberg, Reichenstein-Terenstein, Blankenburg and Steinegg Castles, to protect and collect taxes from the roads. The villages and castles passed through several noble families until 1378 when the Lord of Düdingen sold the lands to Fribourg following an uprising. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Switzerland
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Geneva
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Regionalverkehr Mittelland
Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG (RM) was a 1997 merger of * EBT - Emmental–Burgdorf–Thun-Bahn * VHB - Vereinigte Huttwil-Bahnen * SMB - Solothurn–Münster-Bahn which had been under common management since 1943. In 2006 the main owners of RM and BLS Lötschbergbahn, the Canton of Berne and the Swiss Confederation merged the two companies, forming the new BLS AGWerner Weber, Jürg Suter: ''Solothurn–Münster-Bahn. Die Linie Solothurn–Moutier der BLS AG.'' Band 322, Prellbock Druck & Verlag, Leissigen 2008, {{ISBN, 978-3-907579-28-2, Seite 65 References Defunct railway companies of Switzerland Railway companies established in 1997 Railway companies disestablished in 2006 Swiss companies disestablished in 2006 Swiss companies established in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berner Alpenbahn-Gesellschaft Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon
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Erlenbach Im Simmental
Erlenbach im Simmental is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Niedersimmental (district), Niedersimmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History Erlenbach im Simmental is first mentioned in 1180-81 as ''Arlunbach''. The oldest trace of humans in the area is the Paleolithic Chilchlihöhle cave. Neolithic remains have been discovered at Branteschopf Schwynbalm. Other prehistoric traces include the Bronze Age and Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era artifacts at Balzenberg and Unterklusi and a horde of Roman coins at Stockhorn. After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, the region remained inhabited. The Earthworks (archaeology), earthen fortification at Chastel probably dates to the Middle Ages. By the High Middle Ages there were at least three castles or forts in the modern municipality, though only ruins remain. The Freiherr von Erlenbach first appears in records in 1133. When the Erlenbach f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
